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			Chemistry Leads Interdisciplinary Effort in Nanomaterials
			Professor Ya-Ping Sun of Chemistry together with collaborators, Dr. Shiou-Jyh Hwu of Chemistry, Professor Mark Thies and Dr. David Bruce from Chemical Engineering and Dr. David L. Carroll from Physics have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to initiate research program in nanomaterials. The primary objective of the grant is to establish a strong and visible interdisciplinary research program on nanomaterials in South Carolina. Nanoparticles are very small particles which may have very different properties from the bulk materials because of confinement effects. The assembly of small nanoparticles into larger molecular architectures or networks constitutes the nanomaterials research field. Nanomaterials have a very broad range of applications in electronics, optical materials, structural materials, medicine and biotechnology. One exciting area of research is using nanomaterials to make ultra small computers that are one million times faster than any present day computers. The research initiative at Clemson will specialize in materials of novel optical and electronic properties. The group of researchers collaborates with the scientists in Department of Energy National Laboratories and NASA Research Centers to jointly develop nanomaterials for more efficient solar cells, flat-panel displays, and devices used in spacecraft and the international space station. In addition, Professor Sun has established a state of the art laser laboratory for investigating the optical properties. The Laboratory is equipped with two picosecond pulsed Nd:YAG Lasers, one nanosecond pulsed Nd:YAG laser, one picosecond pulsed solid state laser and two dye lasers. Professor Ya-Ping Sun of Chemistry and his colleagues have established a state-of-the-art laser laboratory for investigating the optical properties of nanomaterials.

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